Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the "third" (final) estimate by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The Mortgage Bankers Association launched a new members-only online network, MBA's COVID-19 Residential Policy Community.

In an age of innovation and rising artificial intelligence, are major functions facing commoditization, disintermediation, or automation as synthetic intelligence increases? What will remain after data science advancements improve the efficacy of automation, as consumers increasingly move into a fully digital delivery model?

The pandemic is evolving rapidly, requiring businesses to respond quickly. By this point, most lenders have confirmed employee well-being and transitioned workers to remote environments where possible. For their next move, lenders need to start playing an aggressive game of “what if.”

Zillow, Seattle, said renters working in food service and retail could spend 40 percent of their annual income on housing if they cannot work for two months--a nearly 6 percentage point increase from their current rent burden.

Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies postponed its annual State of the Nation’s Housing report due to the coronavirus pandemic.